Increased prevalence of extended spectrum β lactamase producers in neonatal septicaemic cases at a tertiary referral hospital

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 356-360

  Bhattacharjee, A ^a   Sen, M ^a   Prakash, P ^a   Gaur, A ^a   Anupurba, S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Extended spectrum lactamase; Neonatal septicaemia

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFPODOXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRAXONE; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULPERAZON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CITROBACTER KOSERI; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 55549118238     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.43578     Document Type: Article

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